Poutine-eating contest at TFC game means Toronto might win something at TFC game
We remember how good we felt when Joe Carter knocked that winning home run out of the SkyDome and won us a back-to-back World Series championship on home soil. Since then, Toronto championship chances have decreased considerably. That is, until now. A poutine-eating contest is coming to town, and along with some of the world’s top professional eaters, Torontonians will have a chance to pump some winning pride back into the city.
The contest is being put on by Major League Eating, the world’s leading overseeing body for eating contests (including the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Pizza Hut P’Zone Chow-lenge). Smoke’s Poutinerie will be supplying the potatoes, cheese and gravy for the event, which will be held on May 22 at a Toronto Football Club game. Whichever entrant (the form is here) wolfs down the most poutine in 10 minutes will win $750. Second place takes home $350, third place wins $250 and fourth place earns $150.
We think it’s a shame the contest can’t take place at 2 a.m. after the bars close. That would take the meaning of home field advantage to a whole new level.
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We remember how good we felt when Joe Carter knocked that winning home run out of the SkyDome and won us a back-to-back World Series championship on home soil. Since then, Toronto championship chances have decreased considerably. That is, until now. A poutine-eating contest is coming to town, and along with some of the world’s top professional eaters, Torontonians will have a chance to pump some winning pride back into the city.
The contest is being put on by Major League Eating, the world’s leading overseeing body for eating contests (including the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Pizza Hut P'Zone Chow-lenge). Smoke’s Poutinerie will be supplying the potatoes, cheese and gravy for the event, which will be held on May 22 at a Toronto Football Club game. Whichever entrant (the form is here) wolfs down the most poutine in 10 minutes will win $750. Second place takes home $350, third place wins $250 and fourth place earns $150.
We think it’s a shame the contest can’t take place at 2 a.m. after the bars close. That would take the meaning of home field advantage to a whole new level.
• Poutine eating contest planned for Toronto [Toronto Sun]
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man, as a Season Ticket holder since day one I both laughed and cried while reading this story.
So true.
Now, off to practice my poutine scarfing.
sounds fun but a correction Toronto FC doesn’t stand for Toronto Football Club. It’s just Toronto FC.
Strictly speaking, you’re right Lisa – but in a broader sense, that *is* what it means, and fans, if you’re going to believe Wikipedia’s current account, are free to call it whatever they want…. ;)
“The “FC” in the team’s name is the conventional initialism for Football Club, but in official media and documents, the team has only been referred to as Toronto FC.
The announcement followed an online consultation in which the public was invited to vote on the name during a limited period. The voting options were “Toronto Northmen,” “Inter Toronto FC,” “Toronto Reds,” and “Toronto FC.” MLSE’s strategy in choosing “Toronto FC” following this process was based on two reasons. Firstly, over 40 percent of the online vote supported the simplified Toronto FC name during the consultation; secondly, MLSE hoped that the fairly generic name would help the new club earn a more organic nickname from the Toronto fans rather than having one imposed upon the club.[2] The team has been called “TFC” and “the Reds” by the media and the club.[3][4] The official team colours are red (jerseys, shorts and socks) with white trim, and white jerseys with matching white shorts and socks.”